This Thesis Proposal Review proposes research on the link between infectious disease, contact behaviour, government policy and the macro-economy in light of the 2002/03 Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) outbreak.

China’s Belt and Road Initiative is one of President Xi’s most ambitious foreign and economic policies. This talk argues that the some of the key drivers behind BRI are largely motivated by China’s pressing economic issues such as addressing overcapacity issue and exporting Chinese technological and engineering standards